Everyone Laughs at the Crocodile Man
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Everyone laughs at the Crocodile Man. Unfortunately the laughter is usually at him and not with him. Crocodile Man just doesn’t fit in anywhere. He’s too much of a man to survive in the wilderness and not man enough to fit in with humans. Confusion and miscommunication follow Crocodile Man wherever he goes as he struggles to grasp our alien culture. Though as a recent college graduate and employee of Winston and Weasel Inc., he tries his best to be a productive member of society. Some people view The Crocodile Man as an oddity. Some view him as a menace and a monster. Yet others see him as no different than any other person. He deals with the same problems as any of us. He pays bills, goes to work, and has problems in his love life. Every once in a while though, his reptilian personality overwhelms his civilized side. The other main characters in the strip are: Mr. Gallstone, Croc Man’s spineless and stressed out boss, Amber, a co-worker who awkwardly tries to defend Croc Man, Tina, another co-worker and Amber’s close friend who is disgusted by Crocodile Man, Aaron, Croc Man’s slacker roommate who’s in his fifth year of college, Carter, an egotistical and arrogant co-worker who considers himself a “ladies man,” and his trusty bartender Marion.
This was surprisingly good. The art was a tad off, but still, a good read. Well done!
goog luck, steve...you should submit Croc to gocomics.com or try out comicssherpa.com ...anyway great comic!
Dan
thanks everyone for your support! i think croc man will live on but I'm going to take a little break working on him.
It's a nice comic script.
i love the art work, oh and btw, crocodile man is a "unique" name, teehee! is there anymore of crocodile man??
:)
Alright, since Road doesn't need my help to win and I really like this strip (it made me laugh) I am changing my vote to the Croc-man. I realize how almost pointless this is now, but to make me laugh out loud is an epic feat, and deserving of my vote. Way to go Steve I hope you continue this no mater what, and please tell me where I can find Croc-man after this. I am in the process of opening a new restaurant and could use the laughs after work. As I said before, you have found a soft spot in an otherwise serious heart.
yeah... some of those old comic strips are a loose something when us modern people read them. Glad you got something out of it though!
That rarebit-fiend is pretty good. I like Crocman better though. Believe it or not.
I feel like this sometimes. Good call, bro
Makes me laugh so much, Mr. Croc Man! xoxoxo
http://www.rarebit-fiend-book.com/
that's a good link I found. there are some links on the left hand side to some sample pages that give you a pretty decent idea of the strip... though the words are pretty teeny tiny.
basically the premise is people have outrageous nightmares and, in the last panel, wake up and blame that rarebit they ate before bed. for those of you who've never heard of a rarebit here's a wickipedia definition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_rarebit
My favorite strip is one that involves a baby who knocks over some toy blocks that sets off a chain of events that eventually knocks down a building. maybe if i get time i'll scan some of my favorite strips in and put them in photobucket or something.
I'm going to go look for those now. Everybody else should to.
I'm sorry to say DShide, but the golden age of newspaper comic strips has been over for about 60 years or so. If you looked back at some of strips back in the day you'd be amazed at the diversity. Windsor McKay, best known for Little Nemo in Slumberland, and another lesser known strip, Curse of the Rarebit Fiend... which was a lot darker than anything you see in the papers now a days.
I think it'd be cool if a paper picked up Croc Man but I doubt any would except for the more underground publications. And if it was in print I'd want full color. I think the color is really the biggest thing supporting the art. And I especially love the croc man's pink shirt. It's immasculating and a complimentary color at the same time!
Thought it was pretty funny. So ridiculous that it works. Keep up the good work.
5 stars from me. There's some nice art generally this month, but the Crocodile Man stands out because he says a lot without speaking, and that's a rare trick.
DShide. Good point.
I submit that those comics feel out of place in the sunday funnies as well, but in a good way. There should be more awesome comics in the Sunday papers (like Croc Man) so that the good ones don't feel so out of place among the boring ones.
This competition is a load of crock,nice to see you moving up in the ranks to TAKE A BITE OUT OF THE COMPETITION.
BTimony: What about the Far Side? or Pearls Before Swine? There are also many other comics currently published in the paper that are skewed to the dark and bizarre. I personally feel this could very well make it in the paper. Although Steve might not want it there. Steve?
Thanks for "getting it" bobby. you hit the nail on the head... especially the part about people around him being in danger! Glad a lot of people picked up on the "sunday funnies" feel. since i work at a newspaper I see the same old comic strips everyday.
Whitty, funny, I just wish the Crocodile man thought more highly of himself. :) Good job.
Steve, knock em dead buddy!
Yore frendz in Oyl Citee
The Web is the perfect place for the Croc-man. The newspaper funny pages sometimes feel overly-sanitized and inoffensive. Croc man's subject matter often skews to the dark and bizarre (people are always under the threat of being devoured, whether they know it or not, and you'll never see Andy Capp at the pub drinking rat blood!). Although I'd love to see it in the Sunday papers, I think most people would be shocked by it.
The art serves to highlight the darker stuff by being a deliberate contrast to it. At first glance it looks like a lighthearted read, and I think that gives it's macabre twists more impact.
You got my vote.
I liked this one a lot. It's nice to see something light and funny. I laughed out loud several times over this one. Good luck!
Nice. I liked. I havent seen too many funny comics on here, and this was a nice relief.
Really wish, really really, tht this could go on for another 20 or so of this horizontal pages. Made me laugh in a sour day ,,, keep it up.
The artwork is very 'sui generis' ... nice work ! =)
THAT was unexpected. Croc has seriously been one of the best humour strips yet. Just further proof that genre matters in the competition, unfortunately.
Hi Steve, This is a great strip. Weirdly, although I can see it's a gag strip now, I actually read it as a continuing narrative. Each screen fitted a kind of logical story order. Anyway whatever you do don't make Croc Man talk !
Whoo hoo! Thanks for the vote carol! All those other comics better watch out! I bet you could take out even a croc man!
Glad all all you guys are enjoying the strip!
I like the idea of this strip. It's good to see a weekly comedy strip format for a change. The Crocodile Man is a cool concept too, I like his reactions and the situations he's put into.
Steve,
this is a funny comic. I really enjoy the Crocodile Man's silence... his expressions (and sometimes lack thereof) tell the story so well. While I must say that the comic never made me laugh aloud, it made me smile as I read it, adding to my day. Mission accomplished, I think. I told a lot of people about it. I would certainly seek this comic out if you had to take it elsewhere to continue it. Best of luck in the competition.
Gabe
I had a comic strip in the paper for several years, Then I started doing hero comics and I'm here to tell you that humor is very difficult while doing most comics is a no brainer so long as you can pace a story that is,not to say that comic book drawing is a walk in the park,BUT,I found doing strips more taxing than comic pages,AND,in my opinion you do this very well indeed. In many ways though I feel this competition is not fair(BECAUSE)most people coming to this site are looking for fan boy,comic type,earth shattering comics.In a competition between snoopy and Superman who do you think would win on this site.I not sure if you have noticed but most of the cartoony comics get pushed to the back of the line,anyhow my opinion means spit but you are still a prince among men in my book.good luck in your endeavors.
Way to go Steve. Best one ever.
Carol
I really love your style! This competition does not define your talent! great work!
Love the quirky feel to this, reminds me of the Office, kind of. Maybe because it takes place in an office, HAH...but the crocs facial expressions make it!
I really like the crocodile man. I really like the art. The hilarity isn't quite there for me yet. I think this has the makings of a really good comic, but you may need to crank out a few dozen strips to find the right rhythm. I'd go even more absurd. Keep at it, in any event. I could easily see a refined version of this in syndication.
Oh man, this is awesome!
Anything that references Dinosaur Comics is OK by me! Also it's awesome!
Did I say that already?
DShide: If by "something more" you mean lots and lots of watered down Superheroes, I would gladly be mired in the "BS" you're so opposed to.
I'd also like to point out that "Joe Comics" is also just a humour strip, just aimed at Superheros rather than working the class.
Hate like this makes me eager to get my humour strip into a competition. :)
Pretty funny. I like.
I just want to say that I really enjoy Croc man, both art and writing. I love the design of the main character. Even if he can't speak, that put-upon expression on his face speaks volumes for him!
Peter
thanks DShide. I know you seem to have excepted a more "Vertigo" kind of take on things. I'm glad you cracked a smile. We all need to laugh a little more even if it's at a crocodile man's expense
Okay I like the concept and see potential for a long running series. I actually cracked a smile a few times. Especially on page 8. So I change my 0 to a 3. Congrats that's difficult. I would also like to state for the record, I like some comedy strips, and this one seems to have the zany flair of something like Pearls before Swine.
All right I might have gone a bit far with the pull the plug thing and the swamp of BS. Your art isn't trash either. It's good for a comic strip in the paper. I was lead to this site with the belief it was for Comics as in marvel, DC, image. Not the sunday paper. This should explain my attack on so many of the current entries. So to be nice I will read the whole thing and repost if I change my mind.
my sentiments exactly beng
thanks for pulling out the claws DShide and rpriske. Things were looking way too rosy around here.
I'm not quite sure how i'm validating euthanasia but I was never one to pull the plug. and I disagree that "funny books" are a bad thing. I think comics are entertainment and I try my best to entertain people.
happy birthday sis!
Yes everyone does laugh at the crocodile man, and you for making it. Is it just me or are the majority of entries in this comp attempts at cheap humor. I was glad when the comic medium was starting to move from the "funny books" genre to something more, but most of the entries here seem to want to drag the industry back down into the swamp of mundane BS. I only read 3 pages you get a 1. Terrible art. I could do better with my eyes closed trying to draw upside down (which is an actual tool art teachers use). The writing was so lame and boring you lost me part way through page three. No human should willing have time to go through the complete nonsense you and every one but the Road and Joe comics provides. If you were trying to make a valid reason for to be legal youthanasia you have succeeded admirably.
Good stuff. The bartender's nose makes me giggle :)
I love the "Croc-man" icon in "Bathroom Humor". I also love the strip with Crocman's roommate. I love the fact that that couch is now in my apartment.
Really good, I love the Sunday funny style, I a great characterization, and I love body language that are you using on the Crocodile man, is talking without words.
Its like Dilbert and Lyle Lyle Crocodile had a love child. Wacky.
Its so simple. It reads smoothly, and I love the "Sunday Funnies feel of the art work. Its true...Everyone does laugh at the crocodile man. My coworkers are having a blast talking about it.
Well done.